Kelly Ann Shaw

Kelly Ann spent a decade in government service holding a number of high-profile and influential roles as a senior U.S. negotiator, litigator, diplomat and policy advisor. Most recently, she served as President Trump’s Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs in which she was one of the key architects of the Administration’s trade, investment, energy and national security policies. She was also the United States’ lead negotiator (“Sherpa”) for the G7, G20 and APEC, and a key negotiator of the U.S.-China Phase One Deal, among others.  

Prior to the White House, she served as Trade Counsel to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and Assistant General Counsel for USTR in Washington, DC and Geneva. Kelly Ann has represented the United States in more than 40 WTO disputes and served as a lead negotiator for major U.S. trade negotiations.

Kelly Ann has been named one of Washington DC’s “Most Influential People” by the Washingtonian Magazine three years in a row (2021-2023), a “Next Generation Partner” by Legal500 and recognized as one of The Best Lawyers in America. She has testified multiple times before the U.S. Congress and is a frequent media contributor for outlets around the world.  

She also serves as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School and was appointed by the United States to the USMCA Chapter 10 Dispute Settlement Panel Roster.